Structure and organization
SIAE is the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers and, as such, it is managed by the Governing Bodies appointed and elected by its members.
The internal organization is coordinated by the Director General, with the task of directing, coordinating and organizing the executive and non-executive staff of the Society.
Besides its Headquarters, SIAE also has 10 regional offices, 28 local offices and 432 agents located all over the national territory.
Governing Bodies
The tasks and composition of SIAE’s Governing Bodies are regulated by the Society’s Statute. The Governing Bodies of the Society are: the Assembly, the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the Board of Auditors.
The General Assembly
The General Assembly is convened by the Supervisory Board annually. Among its primary functions, the General Assembly is in charge of appointing the members of the Supervisory Board as well as drafting SIAE’s guidelines within the time allowed by the Articles of Association.
The Chairman of the Management Board
The Chairman of SIAE’s Management Board is the legal representative of the Society; the Chairman convenes and presides the Assembly and the Management Board.
The Management Board
The Management Board dictates the Society’s governance and controls its carrying out by the Director General; it decides the policies to be adopted for pursuing the interests and the institutional goals of the Society; as well, it approves the distribution criteria of the royalties and the size of fees for the use of the works included in each section.
The Chairman of the Superisory Body
The Chairman of the Supervisory Body is appointed among the Directors elected by the Assembly; he convenes and presides the Supervisory Board itself.
The Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board decides upon the industrial and strategic plans of the Society drawn up by the Management Board, it decides on any possible modfications of the Statute and approves the budget and the managemet report submitted by the Management Board.
Advisory Commissions
Within the Supervisory Board, five advisory Commissions are appointed: the Music Commission, the Opera Commission, the OLAF Commission, the Cinema Commission and the DOR Commission. They give their mandatory but not binding opinion to the Management Board on the criteria for the distribution of royalties of and on the fees for the use of the repertoires assigned to them.
The Board of Auditors
The Board of Auditors is responsible for the financial control of the Society, according to what provided by the Civil Code (Art. 2403 bis and the following).
The Governing Bodies
The Supervisory Board
The Society has adopted an Organization and Management Model suitable for preventing crimes, according to the Legislative Decree nr. 231 of 2001. To such an end, SIAE has established a Control Body provided with autonomous implementation and control powers over the carrying out of what provided by the Model.

Gaetano BlandiniGeneral Manager
Born in Rome on 13 March 1962, Gaetano Blandini graduated in Political Science at the University in Rome.
In 1982 he started his career in the Public Administration, holding different different positions, among which Auditor by the Regio Theatre inTurin and the Foundation Emilia Romagna Teatro.
In 2002 he was appointed second-tier Executive of the Ministry for the Cultural Heritage and Activities and he was given the office of Executive Inspector. He was then appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Cinecittà Holding SpA. He collaborated at the drafting of the statute of the Italian Theatre Body ETI, the reform of the opera symphonic foundations, the new law for cinema and the decrees for the FUS (Unique Show Business Fund).
In 2004 he was appointed General Manager for Cinema by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and has been many times confirmed in this position.
Since 15 December 15 2009 he has been Director General of the Italian Society of Authors and Publishers.
The General Assembly is convened by the Supervisory Board annually. Among its primary functions, the General Assembly is in charge of appointing the members of the Supervisory Board as well as drafting SIAE’s guidelines within the time allowed by the Articles of Association.
President
Vice President
Members
Francesco Amore
Alessandro Angrisano
Angelo Barbagallo
Dino Bernarda
Toni Biocca
Gianfranco Borgatti
Andrea Buticchi
Giovanni Caccamo
Fabio Massimo Cantini
Claudio Carboni
Vittorio Costa
Romano Di Bari
Riccardo Distefano
Giovanna Flora
Giorgio Giacomi
Alfredo Gramitto Ricci
Piero Leonardi
Matteo Levi
Ricardo Franco Levi
Luigi Lopez
Francesco Ranieri Martinotti
Cristiano Minellono
Piero Romano Montanari
Paola Perilli
Giuseppe Pirazzoli
Roberto Giacomo Pischiutta in arte Pivio
Giuseppe Rinaldi in arte Kaballà
Antonella Rizzi
Alessandro Solbiati
Roberto Sorci
Filippo Nicola Sugar
Maria Romana Trainini
Toni Verona
Silvia Villevieille Bideri
MUSIC DIVISION
AUTHORS
Valeriano Chiaravalle
Vittorio Costa (Vice Presid.)
Luigi Lopez
Cristiano Minellono (Presid.)
Paola Zukar
PUBLISHERS
Alessandro Angrisano
Dino Bernarda
Massimo Benini
Anna Galletti
Gianfranco Borgatti
CINEMA
AUTHORS
Mariangela Barbanente (Vice Presid.)
Agostino Clemente
Michele Conforti
Marina D’Aversa
Carlo Mazzotta (Presid.)
Alessandro Occhipinti
PRODUCERS
Angelo Barbagallo
DOR
AUTHORS
Valentina Amurri
Roberto Cavosi (Presid.)
Riccardo Di Stefano
Giovanna Flora
Alessandro Meazza
Stefano Sarcinelli
LICENSING AGREEMENTS
Gianmario Longoni
Paola Perilli
LIRICA
AUTHORS
Giorgio Battistelli
Luciano Mattia Cannito (Vice Presid.)
Pasquale Corrado
PUBLISHERS
Laura Moro
Piero Giancarlo Ostali (Presid.)
Alessandro Savasta
OLAF
AUTHORS
Mariagiulia Castagnone
Eleonora Mazzoni
Marco Enea Vigevani (Vice Presid.)
PUBLISHERS
Laura Casonato
Giovanni Ulrico Hoepli (Presid.)
Cristina Foschini
President
Roberto Alessandrini
Full members
Oliviero Eric Cimaz
Mario Serpone
Substitute members
Paolo Beretta Zanoni
Palma Mantaci
Director
Maurizio Mandel
D.A.Private Copy Executive Procedures
Alessandra Amendola
D.A.Anti-piracy Agreement Licences
Maria Piera Saija
Domenico Luca Scordino
Director
Director
Michele Panigada
Technology Services
Fabrizio Piccolo
Director
Gianfranco Cerasoli
Processes and Training
Roberta Telesca
Director
Matteo Fedeli
Agreements with users
Roberta Luise
Usages and Distribution
Nicola Migliardi
Documentation
Fabrizio Zavagli
Musical Technician
Michele d'Alessandro
Customer Care
Giulia Giannella
Director
Simonetta Porzia
Director
Sergio Maria Fasano
OLAF
Valeria Foresi
DOR OPERA
Raffaella Celentano
CINEMA
Andrea Marzulli
Director
Sergio Maria Fasano
Radio and TV Broadcasting
Maria Cristina d'Harmant
Phonovideographic Market and Anti-piracy
Daniela Amodeo
Online
Katarzyna Koprowicz
Director
Pietro Ietto
Territorial Coordination
Lorenzo Argentieri
Inspection Coordination
Arturo Ciasullo
Debt Collection
Maria Paola Paolucci
Director
Salvatore Spampinato
Finance
Valerio Rotondo
Administration and Control
Ida Di Lizia
Purchases and Logistics
Stefania Caponetti
Fiscal Affairs
Annamaria Amato